What's at stake

How high is the price for saving KTM?

Stefan Pierer was the face of KTM for over 30 years. Will the entrepreneur continue to play a decisive role in the future or is the price of the restructuring that he will withdraw?(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Markus Wenzel (2))

It is a mixture of confidence, tension and uncertainty. In the run-up to the insolvency hearings at motorcycle manufacturer KTM, many questions are agonizing, to which the first answers could be given on Friday: Who will finance the restructuring? What does this mean for the site and the thousands of jobs in the Innviertel region? What role does Stefan Pierer play? Read here what is at stake.

How high are the creditor claims and therefore the debts? Which investors are in the running to get in - and how much are they prepared to put down for the restructuring and subsequently for shares in the motorcycle manufacturer?